eastern region oil spill disaster contingency plan - Indian Coast Guard

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Annex -9
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Minor Spills.
1. It is not possible to produce a standard OSCP to respond to all oil spill
Scenarios. Each plan must be customized to reflect the locally identified risks
posed by the installation and/or operation. A range of factors will affect the
response to an oil spill. These include the quantity of oil spilled, the type of oil,
the location of the spill, the depth of water, distance to the shoreline, the
prevailing weather and tides, the time of day or year, the environmental
sensitivity of the area, the organisational structure of the operator, availability of
equipment and level of training of personnel.
2. This matrix should be used to determine response times and levels for
exploration and production operations located outside 'Essential Element' blocks
and located outside any block wholly or partly within 25 miles of the coastline.
While the matrix inherently combines elements of prescription and risk
assessment, may occasionally require or accept variations on a case by case
basis. The table takes into account the increased response time necessary to
deploy equipment associated with larger spills
Spill
Quantity
0 to 25
tonnes
25-100
tons
Oil Type 1 All other
categories
1 Monitor and
natural dispersion
Monitor and
natural dispersion
2 Within 1 hr
(average combat
No 1 hour
Requirement
rate 10 tonnes/hr)
3 Within 1 hr
(average combat
No 1 hour
Requirement
rate 10 tonnes/hr)
4 Within 1 hr
(average combat
rate 10 tonnes/hr)
No 1 hour
Requirement
1 Monitor and Monitor and
natural dispersion natural dispersion
2 Monitor and Monitor and